Idaho Stormwater Catalog: Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Johnna Sandow

Idaho DEQ State Office

Water Quality Division

1410 N. Hilton

Boise, ID 83706

ph: (208) 373-0163

Stormwater Catalog:

	Erosion and Sediment Controls
	Low-Impact Development Techniques
	Permanent Stormwater Controls
	Commercial, Industrial, Residential Controls

Erosion and Sediment Controls

General Construction Site Guidelines (Erosion Controls)
1:	Timing of Construction
2:	Staging Areas
3:	Preservation of Existing Vegetation
4:	Clearing Limits
5:	Stabilization of Construction Entrance
6:	Erosion Prevention on Temporary and Private Roads
Housekeeping (Source Control)
7:	Dust Control
8:	Cover for Materials and Equipment
9:	Stockpile Management
10:	Spill Prevention and Control
11:	Vehicle Equipment Washing and Maintenance
12:	Waste Management
13:	Concrete Waste Management
14:	Sanitary/Septic Waste Management
Slope Protection (Erosion Controls)
15:	Mulching
16:	Hydraulic Mulching
17:	Geotextile
18:	Matting
19:	Soil Binders
20:	Top Soiling
21:	Seeding
22:	Sodding
23:	Planting
24:	Pipe Slope Drain
25:	Slope Roughening
26:	Gradient Terracing
27:	Retaining Walls
Channel and Stormdrain Protection
28:	Temporary Channel Liners
29:	Gabions
30:	Riprap Slope and Outlet Protection
31:	Inlet Protection
32:	Check Dams
33:	Temporary Stream Crossing
Sediment Collection and Runoff Diversion (Sediment Controls)
34:	Biofilter Bags
35:	Fiber Rolls
36:	Silt Fence
37:	Vegetative Buffer Strip
38:	Sediment Trap (Basin)
39:	Portable Sediment Tank
40:	Temporary Swale
41:	Earth Dike
42:	Perimeter Dike/Swale
43:	Temporary Berms
44:	Temporary Storm Drain Diversion
45:	Instream Sediment Trapping Devices
46:	Dewatering

Low-Impact Development Techniques

1:	Reduced Clearing and Grading
2:	Functional Grading
3:	Site Fingerprinting
4:	Protect Natural Site Functions
5:	Preserve Natural Corridors
6:	Aquatic Buffers
7:	Fit Development to Natural Gradient
8:	Locate Impervious Surfaces to Drain to Natural Systems
9:	Minimize Directly Connected Impervious Areas
10:	Break Up Flow Directions From Paved Surfaces
11:	Use Alternative Surfaces
12:	Trail and Path Network
13:	Alternative Development Configurations
14:	Define Development Envelope
15:	Identify Sensitive Areas
16:	Alternative Lot Configuration
17:	Water Harvesting and Reuse
18:	Green Roofs
19:	Narrow Roadways
20:	Reconfigure Driveways
21:	Alternative Turnarounds
22:	Reduced Sidewalk Application
23:	Green Parking Lots
24:	Bioretention
25:	Soil Amendments
26:	Soil Restoration
27:	Created Wetlands
28:	Stormwater Planters
29:	Vegetation Restoration
30:	Urban Forestry
31:	Alternative Street Layouts
32:	Parking Lot and Street Storage
33:	Biofiltration
34:	Eliminate Curb and Gutter
35:	Conveyance Furrow
36:	Dispersal Trench
37:	Pop-Up Emitter

Permanent Stormwater Controls

Stormwater Filters
1:	Biofiltration Swale (Vegetated Swale)
2:	Bioinfiltation Swale
3:	Vegetative Filter Strip
4:	Sand Filter
5:	Compost Stormwater Filter
6:	Catch Basin Inserts
7:	Media Filter
Infiltration Facilities
8:	Infiltration Trench
9:	Bioretention Basin
10:	Porous Pavement
Detention Facilities
11:	Wet Pond (Conventional Pollutants)
12:	Wet Pond (Nutrients)
13:	Wet Extended Detention Pond
14:	Dry Extended Detention Pond
15:	Biodetention Basin
16:	Presettling/Sedimentation Basin
17:	Wet Vault/Tank
Other Structural Controls
18:	Oil/Water Separator
19:	Centrifugal or Vortex-Separation Structures
20:	Level Spreader

Commercial, Industrial, Residential Controls

Industrial Controls
1:	Loading Dock Design Features
2:	Equipment Yard Design Features
3:	Fleet or Equipment Fueling Design Features
4:	Access Roads and Rail Corridors
Day-to-Day Operations for Industrial Site
5:	Non-Stormwater Discharges to Drains
6:	Vehicle and Equipment Fueling
7:	Vehicle and Equipment Cleaning
8:	Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance & Repair
9:	Outdoor Loading/Unloading of Materials
10:	Outdoor Container Storage of Liquids
11:	Outdoor Process Equipment
12:	Outdoor Storage of Raw Materials
13:	Waste Handling and Disposal
14:	Contaminated or Erodible Surface Areas
15:	Building and Grounds Maintenance
16:	Building Repair, Remodeling, & Construction
17:	Employee Training
18:	Spill Prevention Control and Cleanup
Commercial Facilities
19:	Restaurant Control Practices
20:	Auto Repair and Maintenance Controls
21:	Mobile and Surface Cleaning Control Practices
22:	Marinas
Residential Activities
23:	Automobile Maintenance
24:	Home, Lawn, and Garden Care
25:	Solid and Sanitary Waste Storage and Disposal
26:	Swimming Pool and Spa Maintenance
27:	Household Hazardous Material Use and Disposal

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